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It’s not easy being a deer.

August 14, 2020 Rivergirl 22 Comments

This is the time of year my heart goes out to these graceful wild creatures.

Because in Maine?

It’s fly season.

And there’s nothing flies like more than a juicy deer.

The poor things are covered in them.

Day and night, night and day.

All over their bodies.

They twitch, they scratch, they shake like a Parkinson’s patient to no avail.

I can’t even imagine how horrible this must be.

I go berserk if one nasty fly finds me when I’m mowing the lawn…. I’d be stark raving mad if I had to contend with this many!

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A disturbing trend.

August 14, 2020 Rivergirl 24 Comments

Remember how I posted about a red pepper that wanted a kiss a while back?

Well, the creepy food phenomenon continues.

My potatoes are smiling.

And my blueberry pancakes are giving me the eye.

I’m beginning to dread going in the kitchen.

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I’m ready for my close up…..

August 13, 2020 Rivergirl 23 Comments

Okay, I admit it.

The little ~~rat bastards~~ fellows are cute.

Sitting on the railing….

With vibrant day lilies blooming in the background…..

Voguing for the camera like some fur covered super model.

Though I highly doubt Naomi Campbell ever pooped on her runway.

Cute, yes…

But you’re still a giant pain in my ass!

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Products no one needs.

August 13, 2020 Rivergirl 31 Comments

I know we’ve all become lazy housebound sods who can’t be bothered to put on pants during the pandemic, but this?

This is a bridge too far.

The day I’m too lazy to stir my own pan you have permission to slit my throat, fill it with kale and put me out of my misery.

And while I’m all for cocktails?

I have absolutely no intention of sharing my margaritas with llamas.

Nope.

Not happening.

Oh, yeah.

Kitty Hitler looks positively thrilled.

Let’s ponder this for a moment.

Someone thought about, invented, pitched, found investment capital and marketed….. a hammock for fish.

Is this a great country or what!

And finally…. when your dog no longer needs his collar of shame?

Viola!

You can re-purpose it in the kitchen.

You’re welcome.

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Critter central.

August 12, 2020 Rivergirl 15 Comments

Woodchucks are still being tormented by starlings.

And are sometimes drastically outnumbered.

Deer and fox happily dine together.

Squirrel keeps an eye on deer.

But calls in back up.

Until another fox shows up.

Who is so chill he lays down and eats like a Roman.

How chill?

He even smiles for the camera.

Deer, fox and squirrels depart, woodchucks return.

It’s the circle of life.

Otherwise known as an average afternoon in our backyard.

*note – these pictures were taken before the drought turned our lawn a lovely shade of brown*

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It started out innocently enough…..

August 12, 2020 Rivergirl 29 Comments

This week’s harvest from our neighbor’s CSA yielded scallions, cabbage, beets, Swiss chard, basil, parsley, garlic scapes, a tomato, a zucchini and raspberries.

Needless to say the raspberries were demolished with ice cream the first night and since we craved more, we headed across the road to their farm stand.

I can’t say I’ve ever seen a tractor trailer box renovated into a turquoise and gold farm stand…

But hey, it works.

Fairy tale eggplant?

There are so many off color jokes I could make right now my brain is threatening to explode.

And in case you’re wondering how the veggies don’t bake in the heat?

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

Just as we were about to leave, our neighbor’s daughters showed us all of her father’s left over apple trees. He’d planted as many as he could for his new orchard and didn’t want the rest.